Today I am kicking off a new series of videos I’m calling The Great Sermon Series. The premise of the series is finding and examining modern-day sermons that the Lord has chosen to use in unusually significant ways. What we will find, I think, is that the Lord uses sermons to save, stir, and edify…
Today’s Kindle deals include a fantastic and massive list of deals ranging far and wide. We must be coming up on T4G. There should be just as many tomorrow. (Yesterday on the blog: My Dear, Sweet Girl) Humboldt Pastor’s Anguished Speech: ‘Where was God?’ Sean Brandow has had to pastor a team and a town…
This sponsored post is from Know Why You Believe, an online course taught by K. Scott Oliphint, from Zondervan Academic. If you look at almost any poll about life after death, it will show that the vast majority of people believe in an afterlife. A recent CBS news poll asked more than a thousand adults…
My dear, sweet girl, I’m so thankful you’re thinking about sin. I’m so thankful you’re thinking about what it means to be a sinner, what it means to realize that so often you do the bad stuff you swore you wouldn’t do. And not only that, but so often you don’t do the good stuff…
Lots of people have asked if I’ll be at Together for the Gospel this week. Sadly, I will not. I’ve traveled so much this year for my EPIC project that I’ve had to cut out extra travel like conferences. It will be the first T4G I’ve missed! Today’s Kindle deals include a selection of books…
Once again, it was a good week in the blogosphere and I was able to bookmark an unusual number of articles. I thought I’d include some of them in a Sunday edition of A La Carte. I hope you enjoy it! Be a Gospel Neighbor This is a good reminder: “Being a good neighbor is…
Today’s Kindle deals include, well, not much. All good things must come to an end and we had a pretty amazing week. Westminster Books has lots of good stuff on sale this weekend. (Yesterday on the blog: Why Medical Missions Is So Effective) How To Control Your Calendar Here are some helpful time management tips…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Crossway, who also sponsored the blog this week. They are giving away a brand new Bible that I think will be of a lot of interest to you: The ESV Archaeology Study Bible. There will be five winners this week and each will receive a copy of…
Charles Woodrow is a doctor and missionary who has spent decades serving in Nampula, Mozambique. In a recent report he told of the value of medical missions and I asked his permission to share it with you. I hope you’ll be encouraged as you read it. You can learn more about Charles and his work…
Today’s Kindle deals include another heap of great books. This has been the best week in a long, long time! Crossway has just released the ESV Archaeological Study Bible. It looks like a substantial and helpful resource. (Yesterday on the blog: Are Sports and Hobbies a Waste of Time? ) Preach the Gospel, Use Soap…
We live in a privileged age in which we can indulge, and in fact are expected to indulge, in all kinds of sports and hobbies. However, many of these pursuits may seem like they do not honor God. Christians often question the validity of how they spend the hours they are not working or evangelizing.…
Today’s Kindle deals include some really solid theological resources (like all five volumes of Reformed Dogmatics by Geerhardus Vos). (Yesterday on the blog: How To Grow in Self-Confidence) New: ESV Scripture Journals You may be interested in these new ESV Scripture Journals, which “pair the entirety of individual books of the New Testament with lightly…
I am not, by nature, a person who has a lot of self-confidence. Quite the opposite, really. I care far too much about what other people think about me and concern myself far too much with looking good in their eyes. I can torment myself with shame and regret for little foibles and miscues, imagining…
Today’s Kindle deals include lots of good stuff! There is a massive list of good material on sale (and much more to come). Logos has a list of current deals for those who are interested in expanding their library a little. (Yesterday on the blog: Beating Facebook’s Algorithm and Being Your Own Curator ) 4…
By now we have all read lots of articles and opinion pieces on Facebook, or at least seen lots of scary headlines. We are slowly and collectively awakening to the power Facebook has over us, which is to say, the power we have given it. We have given Facebook power one click, one tap, and…
Today’s Kindle deals include a pretty significant list of books. If you were to buy and read only these, you’d be well on your way to understanding sound doctrine. (Yesterday on the blog: Is There Anything Wrong with Sports and Hobbies?) God is not Concerned with Our Efficiency We often have a vision for the…
This sponsored post is adapted from the ESV Archaeology Study Bible—which was created by a team of field-trained archaeologists and features 2,000+ study notes, 400+ full-color photographs, 200+ maps and diagrams, 15 articles, 4 timelines, and more. Archaeology Gives Context Biblical archaeology is a wide field offering modern readers fascinating insights into the everyday lives…
As a Christian, how should you think well about sports and hobbies? Can Christians watch sports or enjoy hobbies? Should they? Those are the questions behind this brief Q&A. Transcript Do you have any hobbies or sports? I’m not into sports so much. I like watching sports occasionally, but not very often. Baseball’s my sport…
Today’s Kindle deals include some great books by David Wells. It’s a good time to get introduced to his work… This month’s free book from Christian Audio is Reset by David Murray. There are some other solid titles discounted beneath it as well as tons by R.C. Sproul. (Yesterday on the blog: How We Worshipped)…
Every few weeks I like to share an example of one of our services at Grace Fellowship Church. I hope that by doing this others will follow suit! I love to learn how other churches worship and often find myself both challenged and encouraged as I see how other congregations worship God in their unique…